Vegetable crisping cabinet



April 5, 1938. H. c. GRUBB VEGETABLE CRISPING CABINET Filed July 3, 1937 INTOR W C, M

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ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 5, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Ulaim.

This invention relates to store furniture and the like, and particularly to a vegetable crisper or to the refrigeration of perishable foods.

An object of this invention is to provide a cabinet or container which will be effective to display vegetables and other commodities while being subjected to the action of the cooling medium, the device being intended to subject the contents of the receptacle to the action of drippings from melted ice contained in the top of the cabinet; it being understood that the cabinet is provided with a plurality of apertured shelves through which the water gradually descends to the deflector from which it is discharged externally of the cabinet.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cabinet of the character indicated which is provided with means for conveniently introducing or removing the contents thereof, and furthermore, to provide for the conservation of the refrigerant, that is to say, the ice employed for cooling and wetting the contents of the cabinet.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists in the details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this application, wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 illustrates a view in elevation of the front of the cabinet, the same being partly in section;

Figure 2 illustrates a view in elevation of the rear of the cabinet; and

Figure 3 illustrates a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

In the drawing 5 denotes the corner posts of a frame which may be suitably held assembled and at the ends of the cabinet the posts are provided with grooves or seats 6 in which glass panes 8 and 9, respectively, are seated. The front posts have the panes 8 and 9 seated therein and the space between the said panes is a dead air space which is intended to conserve the refrigerant. The panes are held in spaced relation to each other in the said grooves by a suitable packing l.

The front of the cabinet is enclosed by two panes l0 and I I likewise spaced toform the dead air chamber, for the purpose heretofore indicated.

At the top of the cabinet, the front portion thereof is provided with a mirror 12 for the convenience of customers, although this is a detail which may be changed to suit particular requirements.

The rear of the cabinet is enclosed by a suitable rear wall and doors l3 hinged to swing horizon.- tally, and the doors are provided with suitable latches or locks l4.

The upper door is intended to be opened for the reception of ice which is delivered to the ice receptacle l5 suspended in appropriate manner above the first commodity compartment, and it is intended that the water resulting from the melting of the ice in said ice receptacle shall drip through the perforated bottom 16 of the said receptacle and fall on the contents of the shelves H5 holding the commodities. The ice receptacle is of less area than the interior of the cabinet so that, if desired, commodities may be stored outside of the range of the drippings from the ice receptacle and thus kept dry.

A tank I1 is located at the bottom of the re ceptacle and a drain cock l8 through the bottom of the cabinet permits the drawing off of the water which has descended from the top to the bottom of the said cabinet. A suitable drip pan 19 may be located under the cabinet to catch the discharged water, or other provisions may be made for the disposing of said water.

The hinges 20 by which the several doors are mounted are well shown in Figs. 2 and 3, as is also the latch or lock by which the doors are held closed. It is to be understood that the inventor does not wish to be restricted with respect to the details of construction of these elements, since they may be modified to suit particular requirements within the range of the appended claim.

I claim:

In a vegetable crisping cabinet, a suitable frame, spaced transparent panes enclosing the same at the front and ends thereof, doors at the rear of the said cabinet between the several shelves for the introduction and removal of commodities and the introduction of ice, an ice receptacle at the top of the cabinet internally thereof, the said receptacle being of less area than the space within the cabinet whereby'dry zones are created outside of the area of the said ice receptacle, perforated shelves suitably supported in spaced relation to one another, a collector for water at the bottom of the cabinet, and suitable means for draining the same.

HARRY C. GRUBB. 55 

